Burundi vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Agricultural area over the long-term
Burundi
2.21 million hectares
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
113th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
116th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Burundi
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2.21 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 54,410 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 113th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 36 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 379,539 hectares | 240,036 hectares | 139,503 hectares | Burundi |
| 1100s | 449,343 hectares | 253,278 hectares | 196,065 hectares | Burundi |
| 1200s | 513,629 hectares | 263,185 hectares | 250,444 hectares | Burundi |
| 1300s | 571,622 hectares | 284,632 hectares | 286,990 hectares | Burundi |
| 1400s | 622,272 hectares | 305,196 hectares | 317,076 hectares | Burundi |
| 1500s | 664,073 hectares | 324,918 hectares | 339,155 hectares | Burundi |
| 1600s | 692,200 hectares | 398,346 hectares | 293,854 hectares | Burundi |
| 1700s | 705,559 hectares | 468,555 hectares | 237,004 hectares | Burundi |
| 1710s | 731,639 hectares | 466,596 hectares | 265,043 hectares | Burundi |
| 1720s | 758,029 hectares | 546,307 hectares | 211,722 hectares | Burundi |
| 1730s | 783,726 hectares | 544,592 hectares | 239,134 hectares | Burundi |
| 1740s | 808,700 hectares | 542,750 hectares | 265,950 hectares | Burundi |
| 1750s | 832,915 hectares | 516,070 hectares | 316,845 hectares | Burundi |
| 1760s | 856,335 hectares | 489,648 hectares | 366,687 hectares | Burundi |
| 1770s | 878,917 hectares | 487,801 hectares | 391,116 hectares | Burundi |
| 1780s | 900,614 hectares | 485,925 hectares | 414,689 hectares | Burundi |
| 1790s | 921,373 hectares | 484,029 hectares | 437,344 hectares | Burundi |
| 1800s | 941,134 hectares | 481,959 hectares | 459,175 hectares | Burundi |
| 1810s | 959,830 hectares | 526,806 hectares | 433,024 hectares | Burundi |
| 1820s | 977,384 hectares | 569,361 hectares | 408,023 hectares | Burundi |
| 1830s | 993,705 hectares | 713,370 hectares | 280,335 hectares | Burundi |
| 1840s | 1.01 million hectares | 759,880 hectares | 248,810 hectares | Burundi |
| 1850s | 1.02 million hectares | 804,460 hectares | 217,760 hectares | Burundi |
| 1860s | 1.07 million hectares | 809,774 hectares | 258,796 hectares | Burundi |
| 1870s | 1.12 million hectares | 810,008 hectares | 305,752 hectares | Burundi |
| 1880s | 1.18 million hectares | 845,835 hectares | 329,285 hectares | Burundi |
| 1890s | 1.24 million hectares | 892,916 hectares | 342,784 hectares | Burundi |
| 1900s | 1.15 million hectares | 940,064 hectares | 210,356 hectares | Burundi |
| 1910s | 1.04 million hectares | 918,009 hectares | 118,731 hectares | Burundi |
| 1920s | 984,294 hectares | 946,444 hectares | 37,850 hectares | Burundi |
| 1930s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 78,670 hectares | Burundi |
| 1940s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 22,220 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1950s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 156,051 hectares | Burundi |
| 1960s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 152,100 hectares | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.02 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 473,400 hectares | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.08 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 445,400 hectares | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2.02 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 313,800 hectares | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 136,700 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 1.93 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 381,545 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 51,617 hectares | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Burundi or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Burundi, at 2.21 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Burundi and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 54,410 hectares, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Burundi ranks 113th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 116th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.